OVERTON COUNTY TNGenWeb Project

Current Courthouse

Pre 1900 Courthouse - Provided by Ron Dishman

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Overton County, Tennessee was formed in 1806 from Jackson County, Tennessee and Indian lands.
In 1835 the county seat was moved from Monroe to Livingston. Livingston, named for the honorable Edward Livingston, become incorporated in 1907. Overton County was originally a part of Davidson County and later Jackson County. In 1805 Moses Fisk surveyed the first village in what is now the community of Hilham. On September 12, 1806, the area of Overton County was established by the state legislature as a county. The Indian Territory that had been within, in which Cherokee Chief Nettle Carrier presided over, was conceded to Tennessee for use by the white man. Overton County, at one time, included part of the territory that eventually became Fentress, Clay, Pickett, and Putnam counties, and since many of the early records of these counties have been partially or entirely destroyed, the extant records of Overton County are important. The courthouse was burned in April of 1865. Neighboring Counties are Clay, Jackson, Putnam, Fentress and Pickett.

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A Tribute to our Overton County Heroes
Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremiah E. Savage, 21, of Livingston, Tennessee. Savage died of wounds received due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Died on May 12, 2004.	Marine Cpl. Brad P. McCormick 23, of Overton, Tennessee. McCormick died from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Nashville, Tennessee. Died on August 19, 2004	Sgt. Robert Wesley Tucker, 20, of Hilham, Tennessee Tucker died of wounds received when an improvised explosive device detonated near the Humvee that he was driving in Ad Dujayl, Iraq during combat operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron K-Troop, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Livingston, Tennessee. Died on October 13, 2005
Bless you all for defending our freedom.................

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Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy Starting Point
	Join the Overton County Tennessee Mailing List
Post and read Queries	Up- Coming Events and Reunions Read & Add your listings to the Calendar for Overton County
County Addresses For Overton County, Tennessee	Records Available for Overton County
How to order  Tennessee Vital Records - Births - Deaths - Marriages

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BIBLE
BEATY-FRANKLIN Bible	BUTLER Bible  An Offsite Link
DODSON Bible	GREEN Bible
HYDER Bible	JACKSON Bible
LEE Bible An Offsite Link	MATLOCK Bible
NORROD Family Bible	Allen NORROD Family Bible
	OFFICER Bible An Offsite Link
PITTS/MATTHEWS Bible	RAY Bible  An Offsite Link
SMITH Bible An Offsite Link	WILLIS Family Bible

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BIOGRAPHIES All Offsite Links
BEATY Brothers	Interview with William Felix Copeland of Overton Co. from FHC microfiche #6016885--Interviews with Oklahoma Indian Pioneers. This was a WPA project in 1937
Stokely R. CHADICK 1818 - 1909	Jim CLARK. Writer	William Harrison FLEMING 1835-1910
Benton Cordell GOODPASTURE (1895-1977)	GREGG, Josiah 1806 - 1850	HULL, Cordell 1871 - 1955
	Jeptha READER	Albert Houston "A.H." ROBERTS 1868-1946
Andrew SWALLOW 1760-1843	Elisha Granville SEWELL (1830-1924)	John WHITAKER, 1783 Requires Adobe Acrobat

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BOOKS
Bibliography of Overton County Books	Overton County Genealogy Books for Sale
	Order Form for Jackson County Cemetery Inscription Book	ZOLLICOFFER Book Includes many Overton Families
Tennessee Convicts: Early Records of the State Penitentiary	Order form for Overton County Birth & Death Record Book 1908 -1912	"Daniel Murphey and descendants Vol. 2" $100.00 Talmage Murphy 6405 Palmer Road New Carlisle, Ohio 45344 937-845-8368
"Common and Uncommon Men" covers Boles, Poteet, Atkins, Neal, Keziah Hannah Rains Neal, Charles Harmon, Morgon, Gore, Bird, Ruddell, Cook, Masters, Vietch Click here for order form	Also available at the Overton County Library are the 1930 Overton County Census (well indexed) $70.00 Plus $5.00 Mailing. A portion of this goes to the library building fund. Aslo available is the Jackson County 1930 Census (well indexed) $60.00 plus $5.00 mailing. By February, the Clay County 1930 Census will be available (well indexed). Cost will be aprox. $55.00. These can be ordered from the Overton County Public Library - 225 East Main Street - Livingston, TN 38570-1959. email to Janet Gann, Director of Library or call 931-823-1888	"The Descendants of Joseph Ezekiel Gilpatrick and Sarah Emoline Watkins" Click here for order form
The Friends of the Library Group for the Overton County Public Library are glad to announce that for a limited time only the 1976 Bicentennial Echoes of the History of Overton County by Robert & Mary Eldridge that was originally printed in 1976 and has been unavailable for sometime now is for sale with all proceeds going to benefit the Overton County Public Library. The cost is $30 or $35 if shipped. They are available at the Library or local banks in Livingston and other local businesses. Or by contacting the Overton Co. Public Library at 107 East Main St Livingston TN 38570
The following research records are available on CD for $20.00 each. "Overton County, TN, Marriages, November 1926 - December 31, 1959." To purchase send request & payment to: Vonnie Looper Munnerlyn 1925 Basswood Court Weatherford, TX 76087

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BUSINESS
July 4, 1922 in Livingston, Tennessee Contributed by Loren Lacy	Lacy's Store The store burned in late 20's Contributed by Loren Lacy
Lacy's Grocery Contributed by Loren Lacy
Morgan Mines near Crawford, Overton County, Tennessee	Wilder, TN Coal Mine Picture

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CEMETERIES
Topographical locations of some cemeteries within Overton County, Tennessee
Allred Family Cemetery An Offsite Link	Cordell Allred Cemetery An Offsite Link	Bear Creek Cemetery
The Bilbrey Cemetery Project  They need your help!	Bilbrey Cemetery	Clay Springs Cemetery
Cub Cemetery An Offsite Link Another Listing	Falling Springs Cemetery Another Listing
	Green Cemetery	Pictures of Hammock Cemetery
Holly Cemetery	Hunter Cemetery	Looper Cemetery An offsite Link
Lovejoy Cemetery	Masters Cemetery An Offsite Link	Old Bethel Cemetery
Poteet Family Cemetery	Roaring River Cemetery An Offsite Link on Stewart Kin Home page	Shiloh Cemetery Another Listing And another listing
Sells Cemetery		Clayton Smith Cemetery
Speck Cemetery	Thompson Flat Cemetery	Tyler Point Cemetery
Wilson Cemetery	Find-A-Grave for Overton County	Pictures of area Cemeteries

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CENSUS
The 1820 Overton County TN Census	1830 Overton County Census	1840 Census of Pensioners - Military An Offsite Link
The 1850 Overton county Census
1860 Census Images This outside link sometimes encounters problems 1860 Index Text	1860 Overton Co., TN Mortality Census	1880 Census An Offlink Site
1890 Civil War Census Names for Fentress, Pickett, and Clay	Overton County Quick Facts from the Census Bureau	Partial 1920 Census Page #1 Page #2 Page #3 Page #4 Page #5 An Off Site Link  Index Part 1  Index Part 2 Above index to census provided by Ernie Nichols
Census Finder - Tennessee Census Records	Electronic census spreadsheets An Off Site Link	CENSUS A list of questions asked on each census

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CHURCHES All Off Site Links
Cave Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1821-1971	First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1956	Mt. Union Church 1870-1995
Old Flat Creek Church Of Christ Overton County, Tennessee	Historic Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee, 1850-1970 *Requires Adobe Acrobat
Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church An Offsite Link	History Of Roaring River Baptist Church An Off site Link on Stewart Kin Home page	Charter Members of the Wolf River United Baptist Church, 1821

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CIVIL WAR
Biographies and Photographs of Overton County Civil War Soldiers	Letters from Sergeant James Forrester Parrott of the 28th Consolidated Infantry to his wife, Mahala Bowman Parrott	Letters of Geo. A. SMITH written during the Civil War
The Cainsville Guards: Civil War Experiences of Company I, 18th Tennessee Regiment by Lytle Givens  Available through Main Street Publishing
13th (Dibrell's) TN Cavalry Regiment Known in field, and mustered throughout the war as 8th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment	25th Infantry Regiment Co. B., D., and H from Overton County	4th Regiment Arkansas Cavalry volunteers A few from Overton County
4th (Murray's) Cavalry Co. D. from Overton County	22nd Infantry Battalion A few from Overton County	Champ Ferguson's Muster Roll
Tinker Dave BEATY's Muster Roll (Union)	Medal of Honor for Benoni Strivson, 1868	Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook
Directory of Union Army Regimental Histories	Andersonville; A Story Of Rebel Military Prisons by John McElroy, 1879	Confederate Veteran: Compiled Military Service Records (CMSR) Index
Confederate States of America Formation of the Confederacy	A list of early soldiers buried in Overton County	A limited edition sketch of Tinker Dave Beaty on 11" x 14" acid-free paper Champ Ferguson is available as well
The Patriots and Guerillas of East Tennessee and Kentucky	Federal Calvalry Units	Communication from the Secretary of War. February 27, 1863
Civil War Information	Index of Tennessee Civil War Soldiers	Tennessee Federal Military Rosters An Offsite Link

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COMMUNITY

Overton County Heritage Museum

Pictures from the 2000 Genealogy Fair held in Overton County

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DEATHS
Speck Funeral Home Has recent Obituaries	The Complete 1914 Deaths for Overton County	Overton County abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate 1857-1904
Statewide Index to Tennessee Death Records 1914 - 1916   An Off Site Link	Tennessee Office of Vital Records	DEATHS 1925 - 1938
	Statewide Death Search NEW!	Sickness & Death in the Old South

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DEEDS
Overton Roll#33: Register of Deeds: Vol.: A-C Sep 1801-1813 Tennessee State Library & Archives	Overton Roll#33: Register of Deeds: Vol.: A-C Sep 1801-1813 Tennessee State Library & Archives	Overton: Roll# 33: Register of Deeds: Vol: A-C: Sep 1801-Feb 1813: Tennessee State Library and Archives
		W. P.A. Records. Deeds of Overton Co. Tennessee, 1806-1859. Books A,B,E,I,J,K,N,O. An Offside Link on Stewart Kin Home page

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DISASTERS, MURDER, MYSTERY & MAYHEM
HOLBERT Murder, 1932	May 1933 Tornado

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FAMILIES
Overton County Migrations	Family Stories

ALLRED	BELK -COOPER-WEST	COPELAND-BILBREY- LEDBETTER-CARR
BILBREY's in Overton County	BEATY Page with lots of other Overton names	BROWN - FORD - RITTENBERRY - QUALLS
Joseph B. CONNER 1792-1854 of Overton Co. TN and his descendants	FANCHER Family and Richard FANCHER Society Webpage	KEISLING Family
KEY Family of Overton County	Masters, Smith, Bowers, Hull & Beaty Families	NORMAN Family Genealogy
The Overton County, Tennessee KIN Home Page	Joseph BATES Family	PHILLIPS of Dale Hollow
RAMSEY Family of Overton County	RICH Family	ROBERTS Home Page
ROBBINS Family	STEWART Family
WATTS Family	WEST Family	WRIGHT Families

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HISTORY
Read MORE about the history of Overton County!	Legislative Petition of 1813	Mohawk Valley Document This is a wonderful historical document about Overton County that is a must to read if your doing early research
Walker’s Line and Winchester Line	Private Acts of Overton County, Tennessee	Historical Collections of Tennessee
Middle Tennessee State University Center for Historic Preservation

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LIBRARIES
	Overton County Public Library Offside Link Click here for a list of some of the Genealogy books that they have available	Tennessee State Library & Archives Wonderful TN Data Online

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MAPS
1895 Map of Overton County	Tennessee Road Map showing Counties and Cities (SLOW Loading)	MAPS by Charles A. Reeves He has a WONDERFUL Cemetery map of Overton County
1834 Overton County District Map Donated by Cleston Conner	These maps are from 1923 and it shows people who lived down on the river. This land is now covered by Dale Hollow Lake. It includes families of Clay, Pickett and Overton County. This provided by Carl C. Conner and Harold Kesling  Map 1  Map 2  Map 3 Map 4	TNGenWeb Goodspeed’s 1886 Tennessee Map Showing Early Settlements, Forts, Battle Grounds, Stands, and Stations

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MISC GENEALOGY RECORDS
Early Marriages of Overton County Reconstruction Project	Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842	Overton County Poorhouse An offsite link

NEWSPAPERS
The Overton County Early Newspaper Project This transcription project has lots of family information	Abstracts from Tennessee Newspapers An Offside Link	"80 Years Ago Today" is an article published in The Overton County News Click here to also read some additional newspaper accounts of the people of Overton County
Livingston Enterprise

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OBITUARIES
Rev. Overton ELY, 1863	Martha Ann (ATKINS) REYNOLDS	John Allen REYNOLDS
Various Newspaper Obituaries	Search Engine for Overton County Obituaries	Obituaries with Overton County Ties

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ORGANIZATIONS
Overton County Historical Society	Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society	Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc.

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OVERTON COUNTY INFORMATION
Overton County Chamber of Commerce	Overton County Specific Records in the TN GenWeb archives

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PHOTOGRAPHS
Overton County Pictorial History Wonderful pictures of Overton County have been donated by Gene Gantt from his book "The Pictorial History of Overton County"	Mark Atterson needs some help identifying some of the people in these pictures!	Overton County Photo Gallery
	Photograph Collection from the Overton County Historical Society

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PLACES
Tennessee Communities An Off Site Link	Century Farms in Overton County	Discover Every Nook and Cranny in Overton County Personal accounts of towns, schools, cemeteries etc.
Josephine’s Journal A newspaper column published in The Overton County News - Wonderful stories and people and places in Overton County - A Must read!	Overton County, TN Poorhouse

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WAR
War of 1812	National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records	Overton County WWI Veterans An Offsite Link
James T. Davis First U.S. Serviceman in Viet Nam to be killed in action, December 22, 1961

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GENEALOGY HELPERS
Geographic Nameserver Put in a city name and find out what county it is in	USGenWeb Archive Search Engine, State-by-State	East Tennessee Historical Society
	WEATHER LINKS for Overton County & surrounding areas
Search the LDS website	The Association for Gravestone Studies	Search the DAR Library Catalog
Deciphering Old Handwriting	Create a time line of History	Epidemics in the United States

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Jackson County 1801

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Overton County 1806

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  Fentress County 1823  |   |   Putnam County 1842

  Clay County 1870      |   |   Pickett County 1879

(The four above Counties were formed from Overton County)
 

 

Because of time constraints I am not available for genealogy related questions, only those relating to the webpage.

Tami P. Ramsey